January 2011
16 posts
“According to the new model of brain activity that the researchers have devised,...”
– New research suggests our brains delete information at an ‘extraordinarily high’ rate — Engadget
A Walk - 24 Jan 2011
“Meanwhile the Señora and her daughter were not idle. When our visions were still...”
– ROBERT GORDON WASSON Seeking the Magic Mushroom
“Grof distinguishes between two modes of consciousness: the hylotropic and the...”
– Stanislav Grof - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
“The Doors of Perception is a 1954 book by Aldous Huxley detailing his...”
– The Doors of Perception - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
“When Shulgin had his first psychedelic experience in 1960, he was a young U.C....”
– The New York Times > Magazine > Dr. Ecstasy
Interview: William Trevor | Books | The Guardian →
“I have been interviewed by the Guardian before,” William Trevordeclares triumphantly when, finally, we meet. “It was way back in 1964, so maybe it doesn’t count.” For such a prolific and internationally celebrated writer, Trevor’s reluctance to submit to the demands of today’s publicity machine almost qualifies him for reclusive author status. It’s...
Book Review: William Trevor: Selected Stories -... →
The same humility imbues the prose. Mr. Trevor’s craft is now so refined that the writing itself vanishes, as if his stories were composed in disappearing ink. Line after translucent line gives way to the characters that the words describe, and he never seems to invite his reader to admire the artistry of the text. Mr. Trevor is masterly: secretly so, shyly so, generously so. He’s like...